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ESPN pundit Michael Wilbon appeared to be pleased with Bruce Pearl’s decision to step down as Auburn Tigers men’s basketball head coach on Monday.

Wilbon said on “Pardon the Interruption” called Pearl a “divisive person” and he hoped there was “pressure” to push him out of the program. Meanwhile, Pearl was one of the most successful men’s basketball coaches at the university, leading the team to its two Final Four appearances.

“He had become a divisive person, it seems to me, intentionally. And I hope there was pressure to just get him out,” Wilbon said.

Pearl, 65, will become an ambassador for the program and said that he will not end up running for the U.S. Senate despite rumors that he would be a potential candidate to replace Sen. Tommy T

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